The Globalization and Development Reader: Perspectives on Development and Global Change

by J. Timmons Roberts

Core text for students, scholars, and development practitioners on the issues surrounding social change, globalization, and development in the "Third World," including a general introduction to the field, and short, insightful section introductions that introduce each reading.Main text and core reference for students and professionals studying the processes of social change and development in "third world" countries.Carefully excerpted materials facilitate the understanding of classic and contemporary writings.Second edition includes 33 essential readings, including 20 new pieces and the essential canon in the field.New pieces cover the impact of recession, global inequality and uneven development, women, international migration, the role of cities, agriculture and the environment, and climate change.Increased coverage of China and India help to provide genuinely global coverage, and for a student readership the materials have been subject to a higher degree of editing in the new edition.Includes a general introduction to the field, and short, insightful section introductions to each reading.

Genres: Sociology

Paperback

First published January 1, 1900

Reviews

[Amburrito · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good overview of globalization and development ideas from different perspectives.

[Zhenyao Li · Rating 5 out of 5]

非常好的一本发展研究&IPE论文集！选文稍有虎头蛇尾之嫌。
前两章尤为经典，从纯粹线形发展论的rostow/亨廷顿，再到dependency theory（可赶超Cardoso，不可赶超Frank）以及world theory。这本书涵盖了几乎发展研究和ipe半壁江山的经典。